The descending line in Spain of public tenders has been the dominant tendency in 2011 in the national construction area.

This effect has been offset in Grupo Ortiz due to the group and geographical diversification initiated years ago. Especially in 2011 with the construction of the “La Africana” thermosolar power plant; in which Grupo Ortiz also participates in the exploitation, has created work as well as in Construction as in Energy, minimizing the market fall. Also the growth in Service Business Area has grown in 2011 due to the service support contracts with many District Boards of Madrid’s City Council, has allowed, as a whole, the annual turnover of Grupo Ortiz not to fall.